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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Veldt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says: “Nothing likes to die—even a room”?
(a) Lydia Hadley
(b) Peter Hadley
(c) David McCLean
(d) George Hadley

2. Who says, “There’s no Africa in the nursery”?
(a) David
(b) Peter
(c) Lydia
(d) George

3. What does the found item smell like?
(a) Cigarette smoke
(b) Rain and ferns
(c) Old cheese and meat
(d) Hot grass and lion

4. What form of writing is The Veldt?
(a) A novel
(b) A short story
(c) A novella
(d) A poem

5. What does George try to conjure to get rid of the veldt?
(a) The prairie grasses of the Great Plains
(b) Aladdin and his lamp
(c) His favorite childhood fishing spot
(d) Rima and the jungle

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr.McClean say that George has become?

2. How many children are there in the family?

3. How do they get to their bedrooms?

4. Dinner is being prepared for a family of ________.

5. The following morning, what does Peter ask his father?

(see the answer key)

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